US Congress House Bill 5178 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 119-4-1)
Status: Introduced on April 29 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-04-29 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Pending: House Ways And Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Smuggled Tobacco Prevention Act of 2010 or the STOP Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to restrict the sale, lease, importation, or delivery of tobacco production machines to persons lawfully engaged in: (1) the sale, lease, or delivery of such machines; (2) the manufacture or processing of tobacco products, including for personal use; or (3) the application of unique identification markings onto tobacco product packages. Defines "tobacco production machine" as a machine used to manufacture, process, or package tobacco products or to apply unique identification markings to packages of tobacco products. Requires any person leasing, importing, exporting, or delivering a tobacco production machine to keep records relating to any transfers or deliveries of such machines. Requires manufacturers and importers of tobacco products to affix a unique identification marking to each package of tobacco products prior to sale or distribution of such products. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to design a system of unique identification markings that does not interfere with state and local tax stamps and markings. Requires wholesalers of tobacco products to obtain permits for selling or exporting tobacco products. Establishes new criminal offenses relating to the distribution of tobacco products. Increases the civil penalty for tobacco-related infractions from $1,000 to $10,000. Establishes in the Treasury the Anti-Contraband Tobacco Trafficking Fund to finance the enforcement provisions of this Act and other laws relating to contraband or illegal tobacco products using the increased civil and criminal fines provided by this Act. Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to impose a civil penalty for the importation of tobacco products and cigarette papers and tubes by fraudulent means.

Smuggled Tobacco Prevention Act of 2010

Rep. Gary Ackerman [D-NY]	Rep. Robert Andrews [D-NJ]	Rep. Michael Arcuri [D-NY]	Rep. Brian Baird [D-WA]
Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Rep. Howard Berman [D-CA]	Rep. Timothy Bishop [D-NY]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]
Rep. Bruce Braley [D-IA]	Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite [R-FL]	Rep. Lois Capps [D-CA]	Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA]
Rep. Russ Carnahan [D-MO]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]
Rep. Jerry Costello [D-IL]	Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]	Rep. Kathleen Dahlkemper [D-PA]	Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]
Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]	Rep. Bill Delahunt [D-MA]
Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]	Rep. John Dingell [D-MI]	Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX]	Rep. Donna Edwards [D-MD]
Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]	Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]	Rep. Eni Faleomavaega [D-AS]	Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]
Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA]	Rep. Barney Frank [D-MA]	Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]	Rep. Alan Grayson [D-FL]
Rep. Gene Green [D-TX]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL]	Rep. John Hall [D-NY]
Rep. Phil Hare [D-IL]	Rep. Jane Harman [D-CA]	Rep. James Himes [D-CT]	Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D-NY]
Rep. Ruben Hinojosa [D-TX]	Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]	Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ]	Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]
Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY]	Rep. Jesse Jackson [D-IL]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]
Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]	Rep. Patrick Kennedy [D-RI]	Rep. Carolyn Kilpatrick [D-MI]	Rep. Mary Kilroy [D-OH]
Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]	Rep. Peter King [R-NY]	Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D-OH]	Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]
Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Sander Levin [D-MI]	Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]	Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL]
Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY]	Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]
Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]	Rep. Jim Matheson [D-UT]	Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]
Rep. Carolyn McCarthy [D-NY]	Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]
Rep. George Miller [D-CA]	Rep. Dennis Moore [D-KS]	Rep. James Moran [D-VA]	Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]
Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. James Oberstar [D-MN]	Rep. John Olver [D-MA]
Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ]	Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]	Rep. Ed Pastor [D-AZ]	Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]
Rep. Pedro Pierluisi [N-PR]	Rep. Todd Platts [R-PA]	Rep. Laura Richardson [D-CA]	Rep. Steven Rothman [D-NJ]
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]
Rep. Loretta Sanchez [D-CA]	Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Kurt Schrader [D-OR]
Rep. Allyson Schwartz [D-PA]	Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]	Rep. Joe Sestak [D-PA]	Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]
Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]	Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]	Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ]	Rep. Vic Snyder [D-AR]
Rep. Fortney Stark [D-CA]	Rep. Betty Sutton [D-OH]	Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]	Rep. John Tierney [D-MA]
Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]	Rep. Niki Tsongas [D-MA]	Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]	Rep. Timothy Walz [D-MN]
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]	Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA]	Rep. Diane Watson [D-CA]	Rep. Henry Waxman [D-CA]
Rep. Anthony Weiner [D-NY]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]	Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D-CA]	Rep. David Wu [D-OR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-04-29		Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

SB3288 (Same As) 2010-04-29 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/5178/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr5178/BILLS-111hr5178ih.pdf